Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878

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Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878

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Windcatcher530 Dan wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:34 pm Out of curiosity has anyone seen one of these before. I believe the one in the Ford museum is the same.If so I'd like to see pics.Thanks

link to the Stover windmill at Ford's Museum:
https://www.thehenryford.org/collection ... =gs-171844

Stover 1876 literature:
https://www.thehenryford.org/collection ... =gs-333885
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Thanks for the info Jerry. One of my regrets in life is all the years I went to Dayton Ohio I never took the time to go to the Ford museum in Mich.
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Thank you Jerry for the info. I would like to replicate that tower interesting how the corner posts overlap on the top.
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I agree about the tower. Hadn't really paid any attention. I think I've seen another tower like that some where.
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Jerry the picture of the Stover where did you find that. Thanks Dan
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Windcatcher530 Dan wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:26 pm Jerry the picture of the Stover where did you find that. Thanks Dan
https://www.thehenryford.org/collection ... =gs-333885
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Thanks again Jerry!!
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